Notice Information
Notice Title
Welsh Government Business Travel and Accommodation Contract
Notice Description
The Client wishes to establish a contract for the supply of Business Travel & Accommodation solutions. The contract term will be for 2 years, plus a two year and an additional one year optional extension periods available to the Client.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The successful Bidder will provide offline and online booking solutions for the Clients Business Travel and Accommodation requirements. This includes for hotels, train, air and Eurotunnel requirements. The successful Bidder will provide all the services described in the specification, including complimentary user training, online user guides/ guidance and management information as described in this specification. The contract term will be for 2 years, plus a two year and an additional one year optional extension periods available to the Client. Additional information: The contract term will be for 2 years, plus a two year and an additional one year optional extension periods available to the Client. The spend figure in section II.2.6 is the maximum spend over the contract term including the extension options should they be utilised. Bidders should note the 2024 spend was approx. GBP 1,000,000 and there is no guaranteed contract spend.
Renewal: 24 months, plus an optional 24 + 12 months extension options
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04e594
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/056498-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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- CPV Codes
63510000 - Travel agency and similar services
79997000 - Business travel services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £8,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £8,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 15 Sep 20255 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 2 Apr 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 15 Sep 20255 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- 5 years
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Unsuccessful
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Unsuccessful
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- LLYWODRAETH CYMRU / WELSH GOVERNMENT
- Contact Name
- Corporate Procurement Services
- Contact Email
- cpsprocurementadvice@gov.wales
- Contact Phone
- +44 3000257095
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CAERDYDD / CARDIFF
- Postcode
- CF10 3NQ
- Post Town
- Cardiff
- Country
- Wales
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLL Wales
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLL5 South East Wales
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
- Delivery Location
- TLL Wales
-
- Local Authority
- Cardiff
- Electoral Ward
- Cathays
- Westminster Constituency
- Cardiff South and Penarth
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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